A Very Good Year

By Jason Bailey & Michael Hull

“Fun City Cinema” hosts Jason Bailey and Mike Hull proudly present “A Very Good Year,” a podcast with a simple premise: each week we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, come... more

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December 11, 2022 1976 with Noah Segan
When Noah Segan - the beloved character actor familiar from such films as “Knives Out,” “Deadgirl," “Looper,” “Brick,” and “Starry Eyes” - made his feature writing and directing debut on his new film “Blood Relatives,” he drew on one of the richest eras of cinema: the 1970s, and specifically the topic of today’s conversation, the year 1976. ”Blood Relatives” is now streaming on Shudder, and Noah’s episode of “A Very Good Year” is a hoot, so enjoy them both!
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December 04, 2022 2001 with Keith Phipps
The first year of the 21st century was an important one for Keith Phipps, the beloved writer behind the AV Club, the Dissolve, and the first-rate critical biography “Age of Cage.” And it was an important one for the movie industry, as well as for America itself (this week’s headlines section is especially crowded). Plus: find out the 2001 release Keith compares to disliking puppies!

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1h 8min
November 27, 2022 2003 with Karen Han
Karen Han is a culture writer, screenwriter, author, and all-around delight; her new book, “Bong Joon-Ho: Dissident Cinema,” was just released by ABRAMS Books. She joins Jason and Mike to walk down the memory lane of moviegoing in 2003, and her top 5 may surprise you!
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1h 6min
November 20, 2022 1927 with Dana Stevens
This week, Jason and Mike welcome Dana Stevens – Slate film critic, “Slate Culture Gabfest” co-host, and author of “Camera Man,” one of our favorite books of the year – to talk about one of the most important years in cinema history. 1927 was, famously, the year that saw the release of both the first “talkie” and the first Oscar winner for Best Picture, but Dana’s top five is focused on some of the most innovative and inspiring movies of the silent era. Plus: as you’d expect from the author of “Camera Man,” not one but TWO Buster Keaton movies!
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1h 15min
November 13, 2022 2007 with Roxana Hadadi
Jason and Mike are joined by Vulture TV critic and ace film critic Roxana Hadadi, who explains why 2007 was “the last hopeful year of America,” despite how many bleak movies landed in her top five. (And not to spoil, but as anyone who follows her on Twitter knows, there will be “Michael Clayton” love.) Plus: find out what movie she says “the most correct and the most annoying men on Twitter stan for.”
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1h 5min
November 06, 2022 1931 with Alex Winter
Jason and Mike welcome beloved actor (the “Bill & Ted” trilogy, “The Lost Boys”) and director (“Zappa,” the upcoming “The YouTube Effect") Alex Winter to discuss his favorite movie year, 1931. It was a pivotal year for the language of cinema – silent movies, it turns out, were not dead yet – and for the increasing visibility and prominence of foreign filmmakers. Plus: headlines, early Oscar winners, and more!
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1h 4min
October 22, 2022 Teaser
“Fun City Cinema” hosts Jason Bailey and Mike Hull proudly present “A Very Good Year,” a new podcast with a simple premise: each week we invite a guest (filmmakers and actors, critics and historians, comedians and musicians) who loves movies, and ask them to select their favorite year of movies. Some pick a year from their movie-going past; some go deep into film history. Whichever the case, we spent (about) an hour talking about that year: we ask them to share their top five films of the year, and tell us why they love them; we look at the year’s news headlines, award winners, and box office champions; and we finish with a lightning round, where we talk about as many films as possible in as few minutes as possible.

“A Very Good Year” debuts this fall; our guests include Bilge Ebiri, Roxana Hadadi, Keith Phipps, Drew McWeeny, Dana Stevens, and Alex Winter.
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FAQs about A Very Good Year:

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